Are you a writer that bends the rules of
reality?
We're
delighted to reveal a very special evening writing course for January
2019, led by award-winning author Zoe Gilbert.
Do you look to folklore, magic and the supernatural for inspiration in
your writing? Then this course is for you; designed to help you capture
and develop the fantastical elements that make your story quite
unlike any other.
For works of all genres and suitable for writers of all abilities,
each session comes packed with discussion, working examples and
practical exercises to be taken away and applied to your own work. All
attendees can expect:
- Six sessions, 2.5 hours in length, and with a maximum of 16 students
- Practical workshops with takeaway exercises
- One free copy of either the latest edition of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
(RRP £25) or the Children’s
Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook (RRP £22)
- Two copies of fantastical titles courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing
View the full course outline
and book your place
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“I wanted to write about magic that was
rooted in real life. Not crazy spells and the like, but a subtle magic
that wouldn’t feel out of place."
Writers
& Artists sit down to talk to Mary Watson, author of YA magical
debut The Wren Hunt. Read now |
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Join journalist and author Helen
Croydon on the evening of 12th December for
guidance on planning how to develop writing a memoir.
Over the course of this practical session, Helen will help you to
identify story-worthy elements of real-life events, and how to work
them into an engaging story arc. She will also share her thoughts
on the essential legal things to consider when writing about
real people, and the emotional challenges of sharing your personal
story with the world. Book now |
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"A good prologue
is a paradox — part of the story and apart from the story, the beginning
and not the beginning."
Casimir Stone,
writer for Reedsy, offers some tips on nailing your novel's
prologue... if you're going to include one at all. Read now
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Are you writing a book? We're working with
critically acclaimed author William
Ryan to offer a 10-week evening course on essential
elements of the writing process, which are key to transforming your novel
idea or current work-in-progress into a fully-fledged manuscript.
Guest speakers include Booker long-listed author Ian McGuire,
Raven Books' Alison
Hennessey, and literary agents Jemima Forrester and
Oli Munson who
will give feedback on your work.
If you're interested but would like to discuss payment instalment
plans or accessing the course via Skype if you live overseas or
not within easy reach of London, feel free to contact us on writersandartists@bloomsbury.com
Full course outline and
booking details |
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If you're a writer interested in how the
industry has developed - from author acquisitions through to current
publishing processes and expectations - The Bloomsbury Institute are
hosting a behind-the-scenes evening with Nigel Newton, David Reynolds
and Liz Calder,
who will be in discussion with Mick Brown about the
formation of Bloomsbury Publishing, a company that now boasts annual
sales of £163,000,000! Full event details |
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
***Competition deadline and Khaled
Hosseini news!***
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Our final one-day conference for 2018 certainly sees us go
out with a bang! We're delighted to reveal a knockout line-up of
authors and publishing industry experts joining us in Bristol on
Saturday 1st December for an event held in collaboration with literature
development charity, Literature
Works.
All attendees will benefit from practical, inspirational advice on
different elements of the writing process from authors Nikesh Shukla, Kerry Hudson,
Muhammad Khan and Colin
Grant, and we'll also hear about the current publishing
landscape from Sharmaine
Lovegrove, Helen Chaloner and literary agents Juliet Pickering
and Julia Kingsford.
With a networking lunch included, this is an entire day dedicated to the
practicalities of writing and publishing that's not to be missed.
Book your place here
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Win £200 and a chance to engage with
industry professionals on your own writing project!
The deadline
is approaching if you're a writer of children's fiction and interested
in entering the slightly different writing competition organised
by Kickback Media.
Full details here |
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In an exclusive adapted extract taken from The Writer's Eye:
Observation and Inspiration for Creative Writers, Amy E. Weldon
looks at how pictures in your mind often ask to be illustrated by
words... Read now |
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New dates and agents added for
Autumn 2018.
We've added
a host of new dates and time slots to the calendar for one of our most
popular editing services, Beat
the Rejection Clinic.
This 30-minute one-to-one consultation gives you the chance to
discuss your book submission with an agent, providing invaluable
insight into where you can tighten up your pitch and allowing you to
discuss your work at length with an industry professional looking to
acquire new authors.
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Literary Lessons
"Faith in yourself and your
work will ebb and flow, but investment in your work is something you
control."
Check out the first two blogs in Rachel Knightley's Literary Lessons
series, as she looks at points of interest within The Lost Letters of William
Woolf by Helen Cullen and Room to Dream by David Lynch and
Kristine McKenna
Blog One: Omniscience and
Empathy
Blog Two: Investing In
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Khaled
Hosseini, author of The
Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed,
will be making a rare London appearance at the Southbank Centre this
coming Tuesday (4th September 2018).
The evening will see Hosseini in conversation with journalist Razia Iqbal
about the inspiration behind his latest book, an illustrated story
called Sea Prayer, and
what fiction can do in dark times.
Originally produced in collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Sea Prayer was
first released as a Guardian virtual film in September 2017. Each ticket includes a copy of
the book, available to collect on the night and a
portion of the proceeds from the event will go to UNHCR.
Full event details
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Are you writing a book? We're working with
critically acclaimed author Wililam
Ryan to offer a 10-week evening course on essential
elements of the writing process, which are key to transforming your novel
idea or current work-in-progress into a fully-fledged manuscript.
Guest speakers include Booker long-listed author Ian McGuire,
Raven Books' Alison
Hennessey, and literary agents Jemima Forrester and
Oli Munson who
will give feedback on your work.
If you're interested but would like to discuss payment instalment
plans or accessing the course via Skype if you live overseas or
not within easy reach of London, feel free to contact us on writersandartists@bloomsbury.com
Full course outline and
booking details |
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We're joining forces with author Caroline Green to
host another engaging five-week writing course that takes you through the
process of writing for children.
This is a creative space for writers at any stage of the
writing process, and the story elements discussed apply to books
for middle grade and young adult, as well as being applicable
to authors of picture books.
Caroline will also be joined by leading children's fiction literary
agent Catherine
Clarke, and Peter Bunzl,
best-selling author of The
Cogheart Adventure series.
Full course outline and
booking details |
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
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